A few days ago, I got back from Long Beach Island, NJ with some of my friends. While we were there, we went to a restaurant called The Chicken Or The Egg. You may have seen it when it was featured on Man vs. Food. They are known for their buffalo sauce and obviously their chicken and eggs. It was a really cool restaurant, the menu was full of fun illustrations, like a Jimi Hendrix chicken. And then, the inside of the restaurant was filled random chicken and egg related art pieces. One of my favorite pieces in the restaurant was this painting. I have always been interested in surrealism and Salvador Dali, so I was really intrigued when I saw this remake of the Persistence of Memory. The melting clocks from the original were replaced with eggs. I thought that it was so funny, and perfect for the restaurant. Most of the art inside the Chicken Or The Egg was humorous, and I thought this fit in really well, that it was really unique. I never would have thought to make a forced connection these two ideas, but I think that it works so well. I give a lot of credit to whoever came up with this concept, I love it.
You can watch the Man vs Food episode below!
(Chicken Or The Egg is mostly in the 2nd video)
This is just an inquiry here, but I'd imagine looking at awesome pieces of art alongside eating probably made the food taste flawless! I have a book on Dali if you ever want me to bring it in class someday, but before that I think I'll post it as inspiration this week so everyone can enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteThe art definitely added to my dining experience! Haha, but yeah I would love to take a look at that book at some point. I think that surrealism is so interesting and fun to look at.
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